What is the eligibility criteria to apply for MBA?
• The eligibility criterion is that you must be in your final yearof graduation or completed your graduation with a minimum of 50% marksin your graduation & XII.
• Institutes ask you to produce a provisional certificate indicatingyou have appeared for all your final year exams subjects for obtainingthe bachelors degree
• There is also a deadline for submitting the final mark sheet and certificate of graduation
How is the MBA Entrance Experience?
• Pre-Written Test: You would be spendingmost time preparing for the various sectional areas in the writtentests & applying to the various business schools
• Written Test: A tough examination setup where you have to show your speed, accuracy and sectional coverage
• Post-Written Test: You would be preparing for the Group Discussion Topics and Interview Questions. And waiting to get the GD-PI call from the Top B-Schools
• GD/PI:You meet many others like you who have cleared the written test. In theGD, you discuss topics along with over a round table. In the interview, you present your personality. At the end of the day, you are hopeful of converting your call into an admission to the institute
• Post-GD/PI:You await the final results of the business school and if you aresuccessful, you are required to go through the admission formalitieslike presentation of certificates, payment of fees etc.
If I am an average student, will I be able to clear these tests?
The whole point is: How do you define “average?” The examinationsystems in Indian schools and colleges hardly check the students’aptitude and logical or commonsense skills, the two most desired thingsin an MBA aspirant. You may be having a very strong potential as far asMBA is concerned which has been sadly left untouched so far.
What is IIM’s CAT(Common Admission Test) all about?
CAT - The Common Admission Test to the sixIIMs is also the entrance test for few other top B-Schools such as SPJain, MICA, and T A Pai. CAT tests your skills in five broad areas viz.
Verbal ability and reasoning
Reading Comprehension
Quantitative skills
Data Interpretation
Analytical and Logical reasoning.
Besides the IIMs, what other B-schools are considered as the best in the country?
IIMs are without a shadow of doubt India’s premier institutes. There are other institutes such as SP Jain, MDI, JBIMS, IMT Ghaziabad and TAPMI that are also considered among the country’s top few B-schools. Check out the ranking section for other relevant details.